Demand for data storage and processing, accelerated by online meetings and AI advancements, is driving the growth of the data centre industry which requires significant cooling.  Industrial cooling consumes large quantities of water and energy, releasing carbon emissions and waste heat. Efficient cooling solutions are essential for achieving carbon reduction targets and complying with tightening reporting requirements.

Three-quarters of energy used in industry is converted into heat and over half of total energy used is lost as waste heat. Industrial heating is largely powered by non-renewable resources; producers attempting to achieve carbon reduction targets are looking for alternative, sustainable solutions for generating process heat and recovering energy wasted as heat.

Pressure to meet environmental metrics and reporting requirements has increased for institutional investors. Investing in natural capital offers a direct pathway for creating a positive environmental impact. However, the risk and return profile for these investments is still uncertain; many are sceptical of strategies that rely heavily on under-developed nature-based credit markets that qualify public good and negative externalities, i.e. biodiversity and carbon, as tradable units. Investing in sustainable infrastructure assets provides the benefits associated with investing in nature without the risks. Read more to find out how to create a positive environmental impact with the comfort of investing in a traditional asset class.

The green transition depends on essential mined materials, however, mining is a linear, extractive industry that consumes a great deal of energy and pollutes local ecosystems. ‘Greening’ production is essential to reducing heavy industry’s environmental impact especially as we accelerate the transition towards a more climate-friendly economy. Co-locating appropriate renewable energy and water treatment assets on new and existing sites can achieve waste reduction, circular production and sustainable exploration.